diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/commands/Merge.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/commands/Merge.java
index 0d183ce8a..42075f2d2 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/commands/Merge.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/commands/Merge.java
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ public class Merge extends SubCommand {
                 if (args.length == 2) {
                     terrain = "true".equalsIgnoreCase(args[1]);
                 }
+                if(!terrain && !Permissions.hasPermission(player, C.PERMISSION_MERGE_KEEPROAD)) {
+                    MainUtil.sendMessage(player, C.NO_PERMISSION, C.PERMISSION_MERGE_KEEPROAD.s());
+                    return true;
+                }
                 if (plot.autoMerge(-1, maxSize, uuid, terrain)) {
                     if (EconHandler.manager != null && plotArea.USE_ECONOMY && price > 0d) {
                         EconHandler.manager.withdrawMoney(player, price);
@@ -128,6 +132,10 @@ public class Merge extends SubCommand {
         } else {
             terrain = true;
         }
+        if(!terrain && !Permissions.hasPermission(player, C.PERMISSION_MERGE_KEEPROAD)) {
+            MainUtil.sendMessage(player, C.NO_PERMISSION, C.PERMISSION_MERGE_KEEPROAD.s());
+            return true;
+        }
         if (plot.autoMerge(direction, maxSize - size, uuid, terrain)) {
             if (EconHandler.manager != null && plotArea.USE_ECONOMY && price > 0d) {
                 EconHandler.manager.withdrawMoney(player, price);
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/config/C.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/config/C.java
index d487d883a..d3045c568 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/config/C.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/config/C.java
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ public enum C {
         "plots.admin.entry.denied", "static.permissions"), PERMISSION_ADMIN_ENTRY_FORCEFIELD(
         "plots.admin.entry.forcefield", "static.permissions"), PERMISSION_COMMANDS_CHAT(
         "plots.admin.command.chat", "static.permissions"), PERMISSION_MERGE_OTHER(
-        "plots.merge.other", "static.permissions"), PERMISSION_ADMIN_DESTROY_UNOWNED(
+        "plots.merge.other", "static.permissions"), PERMISSION_MERGE_KEEPROAD(
+        "plots.merge.keeproad", "static.permissions"), PERMISSION_ADMIN_DESTROY_UNOWNED(
         "plots.admin.destroy.unowned", "static.permissions"), PERMISSION_ADMIN_DESTROY_GROUNDLEVEL(
         "plots.admin.destroy.groundlevel", "static.permissions"), PERMISSION_ADMIN_DESTROY_OTHER(
         "plots.admin.destroy.other", "static.permissions"), PERMISSION_ADMIN_DESTROY_ROAD(
@@ -141,8 +142,9 @@ public enum C {
     PERMISSION_SET_COMPONENT("plots.set.%s0", "static.permissions"), PERMISSION_ADMIN_COMMAND(
         "plots.admin.command.%s0", "static.permissions"),
 
-    PERMISSION_ADMIN_COMMAND_UNLINK("plots.admin.command.unlink", "static.permissions"), PERMISSION_VISIT_UNOWNED(
-        "plots.visit.unowned", "static.permissions"),
+    PERMISSION_ADMIN_COMMAND_UNLINK("plots.admin.command.unlink",
+        "static.permissions"), PERMISSION_VISIT_UNOWNED("plots.visit.unowned",
+        "static.permissions"),
 
     PERMISSION_VISIT_OWNED("plots.visit.owned", "static.permissions"), PERMISSION_SHARED(
         "plots.visit.shared", "static.permissions"),